Between Russell taking the aforementioned hate-shit on Huckabees and Tarantino childishly planning his retirement over the ascent of digital cinema - which I referred to on Twitter yesterday as the equivalent of his beloved Elvis quitting music over the rise of iTunes - this was like being shanked repeatedly.

Originally Posted by getbetter

Has anyone seen any of these beatnik films being shown at Cinefamily? Pulling My Daisies, Bongo Espresso Happening, Shadow, Johnny Staccato?Are they worth obtaining to watch?

Shadows is actually pretty low on my personal hierarchy of Cassavetes films, but it's absolutely essential. Johnny Staccato episodes are fun to watch if you enjoy Cassavetes on-screen as much as I do. Naked Lunch was enjoyable also. I haven't seen any other films in the series, including On the Road (I bailed on the screening Sunday in order to keep reading the book, which I had endeavored to finish by then).

I also missed out on Promised Land last night, so I caught Killing Them Softly instead. It is one of the brashest, angriest films I've ever seen, and in many ways, the least subtle film I've seen since maybe Fahrenheit 9/11....but I LOVED it. I'm still considering some of its smaller moments....it's easy to read the film as Dominik on a soap box (and the way this film plays with its music cues and other touches, it would literally be a box with the word "soap" scrawled on the front), ranting into a megaphone about how broken this country is, but I'm inclined to think there's more to it than just "America is fucked, maaaan!" It felt to me like more of a call to action, reserving the bulk of its scorn for those who sit back and accept a broken system or expect it to fix itself. I mean, the film is so fucking confrontational that it literally scores a scene of two men shooting up with The Velvet Underground's "Heroin", almost as if begging you to fight it. But hey, that sort of shit doesn't work for everyone, so handy that it's also super easy to enjoy as a superficial (if unconventional) heist film.

The pans and Cinemascores (this was the rare film to get an F grade) and box office are bullshit. Go see this movie before it leaves theaters.

Originally Posted by guedita

The childless 20-something year olds on the board who find a 50 something year old man fucking teenage prostitutes distasteful will probably change the hum of their tune once they produce babies, definitely. That's the missing link.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Before this became the most pompous thread on the board we used to talk about all sorts of movies, including stupid blockbuster comic book movies.

That's fucking bullshit. This has ALWAYS been the most pompous thread on the board.

Originally Posted by guedita

The childless 20-something year olds on the board who find a 50 something year old man fucking teenage prostitutes distasteful will probably change the hum of their tune once they produce babies, definitely. That's the missing link.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Before this became the most pompous thread on the board we used to talk about all sorts of movies, including stupid blockbuster comic book movies.

Also, no one said not to talk about superhero movies. I think TallChris was objecting to the size of the photograph, not its subject.

Originally Posted by guedita

The childless 20-something year olds on the board who find a 50 something year old man fucking teenage prostitutes distasteful will probably change the hum of their tune once they produce babies, definitely. That's the missing link.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Originally Posted by schoolofruckus

The pans and Cinemascores (this was the rare film to get an F grade) and box office are bullshit. Go see this movie before it leaves theaters.

I feel like most of the major releases that should be seen get overshadowed by bullshit like Twilight, and because they don't get an instant #1 spot or don't retain high numbers (due to terrible marketing campaigns) they are out of the theater within 3 weeks or have very awful scheduling. That's incredibly frustrating with the amount of work it takes to put into a good film.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

WOOT Got my Bat Cowl, Steelbook, and Digibook editions of TDKR (gunna skip posting a picture of them to avoid some of you fucks having a hissy fit). Didn't get the trilogy set since they are releasing an Ultimate Collectors Edition Trilogy in 2013. Stoked to see the film again because I saw it at midnight and basically have only talked/thought about the shootings since. It'll be nice to watch it again while separating that event from the film.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

I don't think there's really anything to discuss at this point, beyond pure speculation based on opinions of Snyder's work. it's pretty amazing how little information or footage has been released at this point.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Originally Posted by stinkbutt

Before this became the most pompous thread on the board we used to talk about all sorts of movies, including stupid blockbuster comic book movies.

America used to be cool, before it was invaded with brainiacs and scientists nerds trying to cockblock everyone's buzzkill. Why can't we just fuck shit up, invade whoever we want, and fuck their bitches?

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Originally Posted by stinkbutt

Well then, my mistake. I thought he was dismissing the discussion altogether.

I'm fine with discussion about anything, really. xanman is just terrible at gauging the give-a-fuck level of people both in this thread, and in several others, and it's annoying as fuck when you're trying to have a decent back-and-forth about something and he trots in with his lol check me out with Tobey Maguire pics.

Re: Schoolio's Movie Corner

Originally Posted by SoulDischarge

America used to be cool, before it was invaded with brainiacs and scientists nerds trying to cockblock everyone's buzzkill. Why can't we just fuck shit up, invade whoever we want, and fuck their bitches?